Celtics unwavering in support for Floyd protests, in-person and online

The Boston Celtics continued in their support of George Floyd protests, both in person and online.

As nationwide civil unrest stemming from the killing of George Floyd continues, so continues the commentary from the Boston Celtics.

The protests, which began in response to an officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota’s decision to choke and kneel on the neck of Floyd for nearly nine minutes, spread from the midwestern city across much of the U.S. and even around the world as tensions over the killing have continued to rise.

Several Celtics have taken a direct role in the protests, such as shooting guard Jaylen Brown’s work organizing local, peaceful protests in the capital of his home state of Georgia, or guard Marcus Smart and center Enes Kanter’s participation in Boston-area demonstrations.

At present, all players and several members of the front office have made some sort of comment in support of justice for George Floyd, and the organization issued a statement Sunday supporting their players on this issue.

Guard Brad Wanamaker has been vocal on this issue on social media, and expressed his satisfaction with seeing the groundswell of support coming from both within and without the Celtics organization concerning the protests.

He also retweeted some comments from Golden State Warriors’ coach Steve Kerr on the spreading unrest and reasons behind it.

Big man Vincent Poirier accompanied Smart in local protests Sunday, and shone a light to how events in solidarity were taking place around the globe, including in his native France.

Rookie Carsen Edwards shared a different perspective than some have been trying to frame the situation as:

Forward Grant Williams had plenty to say, whether on the concept of Black Lives Matter…

Or how we can help, no matter our race.

 

Kanter continued sharing footage of protests:

And his participation in them.

Smart chose to share a powerful message on complicity:

As well as a sample of his words from an interview he conducted on the protests in Boston Sunday:

All-Star shooting guard Jayson Tatum shared this heart-rending video of Floyd’s daughter and friend and NBA champion Stephen Jackson:

As well as a simple but profound request:

Brown shared a reminder from Martin Luther King Jr.’s son:

And made a statement about the inevitability of change:

Forward Gordon Hayward joined the rest of his teammates — to a man — with a blackout profile picture in solidarity:

Finally, fan favorite Tacko Fall left us with something important to consider:

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